Archive 2011-page-15 Sculpteo 3D Printing Blog

Ok, that’s not really gold but that’s still nice. With these simple tips for painting printed parts and give them a metallic look, you can make a beautiful 3D Printed Gold bullion – Lightly sand your part using 220 grit sandpaper – Use nylon brush fo...

In this Kinect Experiment, people are posing like Han Solo in front of the Kinect. As a result they don’t get trapped in carbonite like Han Solo but get a beautiful 3D model that can be exported for 3D Printing. “This is an experiment with Kinect and...

In the “Officer Blue” episode aired on 12 November 2005, you can see how a 3D printer is used to solve a crime. “A police officer is shot in the middle of Central Park from a building way outside the park. He dies right away. Sadly, the bullet, an im...

Sculpteo allow you to embed 3D models. It’s a great way for designers to showcase their work and for users to share 3D models they love. It’s easy to do : Select a model on our gallery, click on “embed”, and Copy and paste the code on your Blog/Websi...

Christophe Michot and Bertrand Lévy are the founders of Potati.com. Potati is a secured environment for children : it’s a browser, a Web portal and a parental control software. “Potanimals”, as we can call them I suppose, are Potati’s mascots. Christ...

3DTubeMe is an interesting service using your photos to create a 3D model. Add a whole different dimension to your photographs. Just take several pictures of your favorite objects, people or places from different points of view from your digital came...

In this video of DARPA DMACE Challenge Sphere crushing event (December 8, 2010) you can see an animation of the machine used to digitally manufacture the titanium spheres. The Arcam A2 use an electron beam melting process and Ti6Al4V titanium alloy p...

In the same spirit as 3DTin, Tinkercad allow beginners to easily create 3D models for 3D Printing… in your browser. “With only three basic tools you can create a wide range of useful things. Once your project is ready simply download the STL file and...

The scene “A car carrying a surfboard crash into another car. The surfboard flies off the top of that car into the other car through the windshield, killing the driver” At NASA, Kari Byron (MythBusters) uses a 3D printer to create an exact small-scal...

Sculpteo is partnering with LOSC (Lille Olympique Sporting Club) to offer supporters a chance to become part of their favorite team. Discover the 3D printed soccer figurines! Number 1 of Ligue 1 French Cup, the team edge closer to its first Ligue 1 t...